2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
$25,000 Guarantee
Entries:  129
Prize Pool:  $42,570
August 7, 2026

Event 44 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 129 entries for a prize pool of $42,570.

A four-way deal was made at the final table and Nicholas Biasevichas the chip leader at the time, making him the official winner for $7,625.

*denotes four-way deal

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  99 of 320

Day 1A:  320 Entries;  99 Advanced
Day 1B:  Saturday at 11 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 12 p.m.
Day 4:  Tuesday at 12 p.m.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 99 of 320

Day 1A of the $5,300 SHRPO Championship has come to an end with 99 players remaining from the field of 320 entries, and Darren Elias is the chip leader with 418,000. Day 2 is Sunday at 12:00 noon.

Here is the top of the leaderboard after Day 1A:

1.  Darren Elias  –  418,000  (167 bb)
2.  Jason Daly  –  380,000  (152 bb)
3.  Evgeny Kharchenko  –  375,500  (150 bb)
4.  Justin Fawcett  –  371,000  (148 bb)
5.  Kaifan Wang  –  354,500  (142 bb)

Full chip counts will be posted soon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  103 of 320

Brock Wilson raised all in for 9,500 from under the gun and Darryll Fish called in the cutoff with , leading Wilson’s .

The board came , giving Fish kings and jacks to eliminate Wilson in the waning hands of Day 1A.

Darryll Fish  –  217,000  (109 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  Eliminated

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  117 of 320

With about 60,000 in the pot and the board reading , Darren Elias bet 35,000 from early position and Martin Carnero tanked for a bit on Elias’ direct left before he called.

Elias turned over for a set of deuces, Carnero mucked, and Elias collected the pot.

Darren Elias  –  416,000  (208 bb)
Martin Carnero  –  95,000  (48 bb)

With about 117 players remaining from the Day 1A field of 320 entries, the average stack is about 137,000 (69 big blinds). Play will conclude following this level.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  126 of 320

Loni Hui raised to 4,000 from the button, Mitch Garshofsky three-bet to 17,000 out of the big blind, and Hui called.

The flop was , Garshofsky continued for 10,000, and Hui called.

The turn was the , Garshofsky checked, and Hui checked.

The river was the . Garshofsky checked, and Hui checked.

Garshofsky showed , but Hui had him outkicked with to win the pot.

Loni Hui  –  238,000  (119 bb)
Mitch Garshofsky  –  145,000  (73 bb)

With about 126 players remaining from the Day 1A field of 320 entries, the average stack is about 127,000 (64 big blinds). Play will conclude following this level.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  153 of 320

Registration closed for Day 1A of the $5,300 SHRPO Championship with 320 entries. Two more levels will be played tonight before the players bag.

A scan of the stacks during the most recent break turned up two players above the 300K mark, with Jason Daly leading the way with 355,500 (237 big blinds), followed by Justin Fawcett with 320,500 (214 big blinds).

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  216
Prize Pool:  $49,248
Bounty Prize Pool:  $21,600
August 7, 2026

Event 46 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 216 entries generated a prize pool of $49,248, with an additional $21,600 set aside for bounties. The final 27 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $460.

Up top for the winner is $11,808.

1st:  $11,808 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,205
3rd:  $5,050
4th:  $3,070
5th:  $2,375
6th:  $1,965
7th:  $1,675
8th:  $1,435
9th:  $1,200
10th-12th:  $1,035
13th-15th:  $880
16th-18th:   $730
19th-21st:  $590
22nd-27th:  $460

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  299

Darren Rabinowitz  –  227,000  (189 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  165,000  (138 bb)
Michael McCray  –  165,000  (133 bb)
Paul Domb  –  150,000  (125 bb)
Ryan Riess  –  117,000  (98 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  115,000  (96 bb)
Taylor Wilson  –  85,000  (71 bb)
Eli Berg  –  80,000  (67 bb)
Frank Lagodich  –  79,000  (66 bb)
Peter Mugar  –  70,000  (58 bb)
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  61,000  (51 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  56,000  (47 bb)
Raj Vohra  –  52,000  (43 bb)
Richard Davis  –  52,000  (43 bb)
A.J. Kelsall  –  47,000  (29 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  45,000  (38 bb)
Tony Cousineau  –  44,000  (37 bb)
Jordan Kasimow  –  40,000  (33 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  29,000  (24 bb)
Colin Robinson  –  24,000  (20 bb)
Randall Emmett  –  20,000  (17 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  292

Darren Elias  –  240,000  (240 bb)
Justin Fawcett  –  225,600  (226 bb)
Mikhail Chykiliov  –  165,000  (165 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  160,000  (160 bb)
Roni Zelichonok  –  145,000  (145 bb)
Viet Vo  –  130,000  (130 bb)
Chris Moorman  –  127,000  (127 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  117,000  (117 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein  –  115,000  (115 bb)
Jonathan Tamayo  –  115,000  (115 bb)
Eugene Katchalov  –  114,000  (114 bb)
Clemen Deng  –  112,000  (112 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  93,000  (93 bb)
Steven Sarmiento  –  90,000  (90 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  78,000  (78 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  71,000  (71 bb)
Dylan Smith  –  64,000  (64 bb)
Christian Harder  –  53,000  (53 bb)
Jeremy Wien  –  50,000  (50 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  46,000  (46 bb)
Michael Wang  –  44,000  (44 bb)
Brandon Ageloff  –  44,000  (44 bb)
Maksim Pisarenko  –  38,000  (38 bb)
Ardit Kurshumi  –  23,000  (23 bb)
Marcus Stein  –  18,000  (18 bb)